General Sailing
Strangers in the Night
"At about 2:45 a.m. on April 20, Bridget woke up hearing what she thought was someone on the foredeck," reports Bruce Eastman of the Brisbane-based Alberg 35 Sojourn. The boat was berthed at the small 20-slip San Blas Marina rather than anchoring in nearby Mantanchen Bay, where there have been thefts recently on cruising boats. More »
Competition Heating Up for TransPac
Ex-Gitana 12, now named Tritium, has set her sights on breaking the very soft TransPac record.
© Yvan Zedda / Gitana 12
In a recent ‘Lectronic about Lloyd Thornburg’s Gunboat 66 Phaedo leaving the Caribbean for the July start of the TransPac, we wrote that it was too bad their only competition going to Hawaii would be a Lagoon 45 cruising cat. More »
Oracle Team USA Launches 2nd AC72
Sleek, sexy and apparently faster than its predecessor, the new #17 is the latest speed machine purpose-built to defend the America’s Cup for Oracle Team USA.
© Guilain Grenier / Oracle Team USA
Among well-funded America’s Cup teams, it’s been a longtime tradition to build at least two boats so that different design subtleties can be assessed during boat-on-boat training sessions. More »
Yeah, But Will They Use It on the Bay?
American entreprenuer James Clark founded several very successful Silicon Valley technology companies, including Silicon Graphics and Netscape, and after he did, got into sailing in a big way. After striking it big, he moved up from a Baltic 55 to the 156-ft sloop Hyperion. More »
A Mid-Ocean Proposal
During a passage of nearly 3,000 miles it’s a thrill to break up the daily routine with an equator-crossing celebration.
Hydroquest
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Novice sailor Katie Flynn undoubtedly knew in advance that her crewmates aboard the Vancouver-based Beneteau First 40 Hydroquest were planning an equator-crossing celebration while en route to French Polynesia. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Novice sailor Katie Flynn undoubtedly knew in advance that her crewmates aboard the Vancouver-based Beneteau First 40 Hydroquest were planning an equator-crossing celebration while en route to French Polynesia. More »
New Annual Fee for Documentation
If your boat is federally documented — as opposed to simply being registered in your state — expect to start paying a new $26 annual fee to renew. The fees are based on the actual costs of processing nearly a quarter million renewals annually. More »
Oracle Team USA Wins AC World Series
Oracle Team USA ultimately took top honors in the three-venue AC World Series. Now, can they maintain the momentum during the America’s Cup?
© 2013 Gilles Martin-Raget / ACEA
There was plenty of close racing during the America’s Cup World Series event in Naples, Italy (which ended yesterday). More »
Tight Racing and a Collision at ACWS
Clear skies, steady winds and very close competition made yesterday’s AC45 races spectacular.
© 2013 ACEA / Gilles Martin-Raget
After two days of AC45 racing in Naples, Italy, Oracle Team USA leads the nine-boat fleet with 38 points, followed by the French Energy Team (36) and Emirates Team New Zealand (36). More »
Nor’Sea 27s Are Big Fun
Nor’Sea owners and fans gathered at Oakland YC last weekend in appreciation of their favorite design.
latitude/LaDonna
©2013 Latitude 38 Media, LLC It’s tough to dispute the assertion that good things come in small packages when you’re standing on a dock looking at a bunch of bristol Nor’Sea 27s. More »
©2013 Latitude 38 Media, LLC It’s tough to dispute the assertion that good things come in small packages when you’re standing on a dock looking at a bunch of bristol Nor’Sea 27s. More »
Fourth Annual Voiles de St. Barth
A parade of spinnakers heading down from Pt. Milou.
© Voiles de St. Barth / Tim Wright
If you wanted to do a tropical regatta that is about as good as it can get, you needed to be at last week’s 4th Annual Voiles de St. More »
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